Sesame Street Old School Outlines

Number 113 is going to be the last outline I post for a while. I am finishing up school, and need to focus on my studies for the next three to four months. But I shall try to return in the summer with more outlines. Enjoy this one, where the cast tries to cheer up an angry Herry Monster. Plus, Bad Bart surprises Marshall Earp, Ernie and Cookie Monster have an identity crisis, and a Muppet choir sings "I'm So Lonely."

Sesame Street Old School Outline 113

Season 9: Herry Monster can’t be cheered up

Sponsors: S, V, 10

Scene 1: Bob says good morning to the viewer and notices Herry Monster coming down the street. When he addresses Herry good morning, Herry simply frowns and grunts. As Herry passes by Hooper’s Store, David offers him a lollipop, but Herry refuses it and tells David off. When Susan and Big Bird greet Herry, he sneers at them. Everyone agrees that Herry Monster is in a rotten mood!

Cartoon: A man slips on his daughter’s roller skate and falls. The girl says that her dad is angry, but he still loves her!

Muppets: Ernie and Cookie Monster are unable to tell each other apart because they both have wiggly fingers, large mouths, funny laughs, and love cookies. A Green Anything Muppet tells them how they’re different, making them feel better.

Film: Herding sheep in the winter

Cartoon: The Yo-Yo Master

Film: The hamburger bun factory

Cartoon: A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a seesaw (art by Tee Collins)

Scene 2: Big Bird and David offer to play with Herry Monster, but he refuses. Big Bird: “Boy, Herry is even grouchier than Oscar today!” David: “Yeah, and Oscar’s a pretty hard act to beat.”

Cartoon: A man asks a stranger for directions to the city, and builds a sand castle to show him what the city looks like. It turns out that the stranger is an alien!

Muppet/Kid Moment: The Count and Ingrid count to 20 in Spanish

Film: Footage of Paul Simon recording “Bingo,” and how vinyl records are made

Scene 3: Susan and Bob attempt to make Herry feel better by playing “One of These Things.” Herry guesses incorrectly, which only compounds the problem. After ripping the board in half, Herry storms off.

Muppets: A Muppet driver waits a long time for the attendant to give him gasoline, but other drivers wait only a short time for the same thing!

Cartoon: Two men stand atop a letter V and discuss its importance

Cast: Mr. Hooper adds chairs

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #10

Muppets: Ernie gives Bert a doctor’s checkup

Film: Baby turtles swim around

Scene 4: Everyone tries to talk to Herry, but he doesn’t want to even be near anybody today. Herry yells at everyone to stop making him feel better and to leave him alone. He kicks the wastebasket and the mailbox over, sending trash and letters everywhere. Everyone leaves Herry alone.

Cartoon: The Villain in the Panama Hat

Cast: Maria subtracts chairs in a spoof of sporting events

Film/Song: Henson #10

Muppets: Kermit gives a lecture on long and short. He asks Grover to hop and sing for a long time, while Kermit does those things for a short time. Grover gets tired and asks to switch. As a result, Grover gets to tickle Kermit for a short time, but Kermit gets to tickle him for a long time!

Cartoon: 30 dots (perfect take)

Scene 5: Herry Monster sits by Oscar’s can, still seething. As he reflects on the events of the day, he realizes how nasty he’s been. Herry wants to talk to someone, but he looks around and nobody is on Sesame Street. He begins to feel very lonely.

Cartoon: A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying

Muppets/Song: The Anything Muppets sing, “I’m So Lonely”

Film: The sad flower

Cartoon: V is for Venus, Violin, Volcano, Vegetables, and Vampire…

Scene 6: Oscar pops up and asks, “Hey, Herry! What’s with the frowning? I’ve never wanted to talk with you as much as I do now!” Herry opens up about his bad day: when he woke up, he stubbed his toe on his rocking horse. Then he fell into a mud puddle outside his house. Then the ice cream man was out of chocolate ice cream! But he got angry with everyone when they tried to help him; and now none of them are here. Oscar advises Herry to scream: “Let it all out, kid! Immerse yourself in anger and grouchiness!” After letting out a thunderous roar, Herry is no longer angry! He thanks Oscar, who denies having helped him.

Cartoon: S is for Snake

Muppets: Bad Bart warns the local cowpokes that he has a surprise for Marshall Earp. As the townspeople watch the showdown, Bad Bart reveals his surprise: a birthday party for Marshall Earp!

Film: Rhythm is everywhere!

Cartoon/Song: Ten Tiny Turtles (art by Bud Luckey)

Muppet/Kid Moment: Bert tells John-John how he felt when he lost his paper clips. John-John acts out each emotion.

Cartoon: There’s a zoo in me!

Scene 7: Inside Hooper’s Store, Herry Monster apologizes to everyone and tells everyone about his bad morning, and how Oscar made him feel better. David, Bob, Susan and Big Bird share a good laugh as Oscar announces the sponsors: “Sesame Street has been brought to you by the sloppy letter S, the vile letter V, and the terrible number 10.” SS sign still: Olivia. CTW sign still: Mr. Hooper.

Number 113 is going to be the last outline I post for a while. I am finishing up school, and need to focus on my studies for the next three to four months. But I shall try to return in the summer with more outlines. Enjoy this one, where the cast tries to cheer up an angry Herry Monster. Plus, Bad Bart surprises Marshall Earp, Ernie and Cookie Monster have an identity crisis, and a Muppet choir sings "I'm So Lonely."

Sesame Street Old School Outline 113

Season 9: Herry Monster can’t be cheered up

Sponsors: S, V, 10

Scene 1: Bob says good morning to the viewer and notices Herry Monster coming down the street. When he addresses Herry good morning, Herry simply frowns and grunts. As Herry passes by Hooper’s Store, David offers him a lollipop, but Herry refuses it and tells David off. When Susan and Big Bird greet Herry, he sneers at them. Everyone agrees that Herry Monster is in a rotten mood!

Cartoon: A man slips on his daughter’s roller skate and falls. The girl says that her dad is angry, but he still loves her!

Muppets: Ernie and Cookie Monster are unable to tell each other apart because they both have wiggly fingers, large mouths, funny laughs, and love cookies. A Green Anything Muppet tells them how they’re different, making them feel better.

Film: Herding sheep in the winter

Cartoon: The Yo-Yo Master

Film: The hamburger bun factory

Cartoon: A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a seesaw (art by Tee Collins)

Scene 2: Big Bird and David offer to play with Herry Monster, but he refuses. Big Bird: “Boy, Herry is even grouchier than Oscar today!” David: “Yeah, and Oscar’s a pretty hard act to beat.”

Cartoon: A man asks a stranger for directions to the city, and builds a sand castle to show him what the city looks like. It turns out that the stranger is an alien!

Muppet/Kid Moment: The Count and Ingrid count to 20 in Spanish

Film: Footage of Paul Simon recording “Bingo,” and how vinyl records are made

Scene 3: Susan and Bob attempt to make Herry feel better by playing “One of These Things.” Herry guesses incorrectly, which only compounds the problem. After ripping the board in half, Herry storms off.

Muppets: A Muppet driver waits a long time for the attendant to give him gasoline, but other drivers wait only a short time for the same thing!

Cartoon: Two men stand atop a letter V and discuss its importance

Cast: Mr. Hooper adds chairs

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #10

Muppets: Ernie gives Bert a doctor’s checkup

Film: Baby turtles swim around

Scene 4: Everyone tries to talk to Herry, but he doesn’t want to even be near anybody today. Herry yells at everyone to stop making him feel better and to leave him alone. He kicks the wastebasket and the mailbox over, sending trash and letters everywhere. Everyone leaves Herry alone.

Cartoon: The Villain in the Panama Hat

Cast: Maria subtracts chairs in a spoof of sporting events

Film/Song: Henson #10

Muppets: Kermit gives a lecture on long and short. He asks Grover to hop and sing for a long time, while Kermit does those things for a short time. Grover gets tired and asks to switch. As a result, Grover gets to tickle Kermit for a short time, but Kermit gets to tickle him for a long time!

Cartoon: 30 dots (perfect take)

Scene 5: Herry Monster sits by Oscar’s can, still seething. As he reflects on the events of the day, he realizes how nasty he’s been. Herry wants to talk to someone, but he looks around and nobody is on Sesame Street. He begins to feel very lonely.

Cartoon: A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying

Muppets/Song: The Anything Muppets sing, “I’m So Lonely”

Film: The sad flower

Cartoon: V is for Venus, Violin, Volcano, Vegetables, and Vampire…

Scene 6: Oscar pops up and asks, “Hey, Herry! What’s with the frowning? I’ve never wanted to talk with you as much as I do now!” Herry opens up about his bad day: when he woke up, he stubbed his toe on his rocking horse. Then he fell into a mud puddle outside his house. Then the ice cream man was out of chocolate ice cream! But he got angry with everyone when they tried to help him; and now none of them are here. Oscar advises Herry to scream: “Let it all out, kid! Immerse yourself in anger and grouchiness!” After letting out a thunderous roar, Herry is no longer angry! He thanks Oscar, who denies having helped him.

Cartoon: S is for Snake

Muppets: Bad Bart warns the local cowpokes that he has a surprise for Marshall Earp. As the townspeople watch the showdown, Bad Bart reveals his surprise: a birthday party for Marshall Earp!

Film: Rhythm is everywhere!

Cartoon/Song: Ten Tiny Turtles (art by Bud Luckey)

Muppet/Kid Moment: Bert tells John-John how he felt when he lost his paper clips. John-John acts out each emotion.

Cartoon: There’s a zoo in me!

Scene 7: Inside Hooper’s Store, Herry Monster apologizes to everyone and tells everyone about his bad morning, and how Oscar made him feel better. David, Bob, Susan and Big Bird share a good laugh as Oscar announces the sponsors: “Sesame Street has been brought to you by the sloppy letter S, the vile letter V, and the terrible number 10.” SS sign still: Olivia. CTW sign still: Mr. Hooper.

Hi-ho! I'm back after a three-month hiatus. Here is outline number 114, in which one of Mumford's tricks goes awry (as usual). Plus, Ernie and Bert share jellybeans, and Cookie Monster stars in "The Monster's Three Wishes."

Sesame Street Old School Outline 114

Season 9: Mumford shrinks things on Sesame Street

Sponsors: C, H, 7

Scene 1: The Count, Bob, and several kids count fruits in small groupings. They count one pineapple, two melons, three bananas, four apples, five pears, six oranges, and seven strawberries. After everybody counts the fruits, Bob suggests that they make a fruit salad.

Cartoon/Song: The Alligator King #7

Cartoon: Two lines cross paths and get into an argument. They decide to cooperate by becoming dotted lines and intersecting one another.

Muppets: Ernie comes home from camp and shows Bert what he brought back: water, rocks, and a paper clip! Bert is overjoyed by these gifts.

Scene 2: Inside Hooper’s Store, Bob and Mr. Hooper make fruit salad. As they put the salad into bowls, the Count counts each serving. Finally, the adults give the Count a bowl of fruit salad. Mr. Hooper: “I hope you enjoy the fruit salad, Count. Eat it while it’s still fresh.” The Count: “Eat it? Why would I eat it now, Mr. Hooper? First I must COUNT all the pieces of fruit in the bowl! That’s ONE piece of apple! Two pieces of apple…three pieces of apple…”

Film/Song: “Everybody Eats” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: H is for Hello (voiced by Gary Owens)

Cast: Bob, Luis, and Linda assemble an H

Cartoon: H is for Hola (Spanish version)

Muppets: Kermit gives a lecture on the hand

Film: A farmer takes care of baby calves

Insert: Gordon sings about having a child of his own as he watches the children playing outside (“A Kid Like You”)

Cartoon: C is for Candle (the candle blows the man away!)

Cartoon: C is for Canary

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “C” trick (“Wanna see?”)

Film: A children’s doctor at work

Cartoon: A magician tries to make six circles disappear

Muppets: Ernie and Bert attempt to share jellybeans

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #7

Muppets: Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse go to the bar for a glass of milk. The bartender presents the big, bigger, and biggest glass, and Marshal Grover has trouble choosing. He chooses the biggest glass, and drinks it all!

Film: “There Once Was a Hand”

Cartoon/Film: An animated climber explores a boy’s body parts

Muppets/Song: Cookie Monster sings, “C is for Cookie”

Scene 3: Bob is reading a book, but is having trouble reading the words because they’re so small. The Amazing Mumford comes along and offers to make Bob’s book larger with a new magic trick! However, when the smoke clears, Bob’s book is still the same size. As Mumford leaves to keep practicing his trick, the camera cuts to the Fix-It Shop, where Luis’s worktable has mysteriously gotten much smaller…

Cartoon: An elephant and a zebra try to carry things across a bridge, but they are in each other’s way

Muppets: Ernie is sad because he can’t play baseball outside in the rain. Bert tells him to imagine playing baseball inside. Ernie does so, and hits a long ball that lands in the water. When Bert says he can go outside now, Ernie can’t: “I hit my ball into the ocean, Bert.”

Cartoon/Song: “That’s About the Size of It” (art by Bud Luckey)

Film: A bumblebee

Scene 4: Mumford tries his trick again on his hat, but the hat doesn’t grow. After two more attempts, he gives up. As Mumford walks away, the camera cuts back and forth to show that Olivia’s bicycle, Mr. Hooper’s newsstand, and Big Bird’s nest have all been shrunk by Mumford’s magic! Everyone stares at the camera in shock.

Muppets: Two Muppet boys play hide and seek while saying the alphabet

Cartoon: A mad scientist reveals his latest creation: a capital H

Film/Song: Henson #7

Cartoon: Big, bigger, and biggest strongmen

Muppets/Cast: Bob reads the story of “The Monster’s Three Wishes,” starring Cookie Monster and the Genie

Cartoon: I’ve Got a Mind – Bouncing Ball

Film: Letter H hoist

Muppets/Song: A baritone Orange-Gold Anything Muppet (played by Jim Henson) sings about the wonders of the country, without noticing that the landscape is being rebuilt into a city.

Cartoon: A man tries to come up with H words, but another one keeps beating him to the punch. The first man finally draws a hole underneath the other, but he still yells, “HELP!”

Film/Song: “Little Things” (by Joe Raposo)

Scene 5: After Big Bird, Luis, Mr. Hooper, and Olivia confront him, the Amazing Mumford reverses his trick by saying the magic words backwards! He makes everything return to its normal size, and everyone is happy. Unbeknownst to everyone, the mailbox and fire hydrant have doubled in size! Oscar pops up from his can, sees the giant mailbox and hydrant, and faints back into his can. Bob announces the sponsors. SS sign still: the Count. CTW sign still: Maria.

CAST:

Linda Bove as Linda

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper

Bob McGrath as Bob

Roscoe Orman as Gordon

Alaina Reed as Olivia

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:

Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs

Jerry Nelson as the Amazing Mumford, the Count, Fred the Wonder Horse, AMs

Here is Outline number 115, in which Gordon explains air and Big Bird gets singing lessons from Bob. Plus, Grover shows loud and quiet, Guy Smiley honors a loaf of bread, and Simon Soundman sings a song.

Scene 1: In the arbor area, Gordon shows the kids how air moves things. First, he asks the kids to blow small pieces of paper across the table.

Cartoon: Rolling O Song (art by the Hubleys)

Scene 2: Gordon has an electric fan plugged into the wall inside Hooper’s Store, and asks one child to hold a pinwheel in front of the fan. When Gordon turns the fan on, the pinwheel moves!

Muppets: In the library, Grover tries to talk about loud and quiet, but the librarian keeps shushing him. Grover resorts to an almost inaudible whispering, and the librarian approves of his volume.

Cartoon: Drawing the letter G

Cast: Susan, Bob, and Maria add and subtract themselves from a black screen

Cartoon: Beetle Bailey tries to be first in the chow line

Film: Sometimes, you need a bridge…

Muppets: Ernie finds Herry Monster’s ball

Cartoon: G is for Giggle

Scene 3: Gordon points out that it’s windy on Sesame Street. He explains that wind is strong air that moves very quickly, and that wind can move people’s hair (Maria passes by, her hair blowing) and the leaves on a tree. As the wind gets stronger, Gordon struggles to stay on his feet, and he gets blown away himself.

Muppets: Ernie and Bert play a pretending game

Film/Song: Henson #3

Cartoon: A man teaches his dog to say “YES”

Film: A gymnast shows beginning and end, with her gymnastics routine

Cartoon: O is for Orange (art by Bruce Cayard)

Muppets: Lefty recites the alphabet for his boss and gets a lollipop as his reward

Film: Animals that live along the river (hippo, crocodile, water buffalo, etc.)

Scene 4: Big Bird hears Bob singing while hanging the laundry out to dry. Big Bird is so impressed that he asks Bob for singing lessons. Bob agrees.

Cartoon: Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job

Muppets/Song: Simon Soundman sings about how his (WOOF-WOOF) chased a (MEOW) up a tree, and how the (REEEE-OOOOO) came to get the (MEOW) down.

Scene 6: Bob asks Big Bird to sing quietly and loudly, and then slowly and quickly. Then Big Bird says that he wants to learn a song. Bob asks him what he’d like to learn. Big Bird: “What else? A birdsong!” Bob flips through his songbooks and finds one titled, “101 Great Birdsongs for Winged Warblers.” Then they start learning a song.

Film: George the Farmer shows loud and quiet

Cartoon: What if my hair was made of grass?

Muppets/Song: Grover and George sing about “Two G Sounds”

Film: Rolling Red Ball #3 (powder ending)

Celebrity: Arthur Ashe counts while hitting a tennis ball against the wall

Cartoon: A girl imagines that she’s a rescue vehicle

Film/Song: “There’s a Bird on Me” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: A gorilla that knows G words applies for a job

Muppets: Bert asks Ernie to demonstrate soft and loud

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #3 (repeat)

Scene 7: Gordon, Maria, and a group of kids gather in Bob’s apartment to hear Big Bird sing a song for them. Everyone listens and applauds as Big Bird sings “A Really Good Feeling,” and Susan announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Oscar and the Count. CTW sign still: Roosevelt Franklin and his mother.

Season 6: The cast imagines what they’ll be like when they’re older/Bert helps Mr. Hooper and David at Hooper’s Store

Sponsors: E, U, 9

Scene 1: As Mr. Hooper serves breakfast to the adults, he laments that he just turned sixty-five years old. This gets everyone thinking about what they will be doing when they’re older. Gordon imagines that he and Susan are still living on Sesame Street with two grown children. David imagines that he becomes a lawyer, marries Maria, and raises a family with her in the Bronx. Luis thinks that he’ll run the Fix-It Shop for another thirty years before retiring. When Big Bird comes in, the adults ask him the same question. Big Bird: “When I’m older…I’ll still be me!”

Muppets: At the beach, Bert asks Ernie if he planned for the day. Bert says that he has his beach blanket, his pail and shovel, and other important things. Ernie admits that he only brought an umbrella in case it rains…which it does!

Cartoon: Two traveling lines have an argument until they decide to intersect

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “U” trick (“Can I take a picture of you?”)

Film: Making pottery

Cartoon: A large rabbit chases three kids

Muppets: Waiter Grover serves the Count hot dogs, but the Count says that he wants to count the hot dogs instead of eating them. When Grover refuses to get any more hot dogs, the Count hypnotizes Grover to get more.

Cartoon: An award for U

Cartoon: A dog learns about the letter U

Scene 4: Bert comes in for two Fizzy Fizz sodas. As David gets them, Bert wonders what it’s like to work behind the counter at Hooper’s Store. David offers to let Bert help out, and Mr. Hooper approves as well.

Cast: Maria hosts a dinner party with Bob and three gorillas, and Maria sings “Three of These Things” with the dinner guests. At the end, Bob is carried out because he isn’t a gorilla!

Cartoon: E is for Enter and Exit (“That’s enough, Roy!”)

Film/Song: “Everybody Eats” (by Joe Raposo)

Scene 5: Sporting a new apron, Bert is ready to help out! Biff shows up for a cup of coffee but he can’t decide whether he wants it with cream, milk, or sugar. Bert gets frustrated, but David reminds him to be patient. Mr. Hooper adds, “The customer is always right!” Finally, Biff makes up his mind…he wants a cup of coffee with a plate of scrambled eggs and three pieces of toast!

Muppets: Ernie tries to take a nap, but Cookie Monster wants his pillow and keeps ringing a bell to distract Ernie. Eventually Ernie agrees to share it, so Cookie rips the pillow in half, gives one part to Ernie, and eats the other half!

Cartoon: U is for Ugly

Cartoon: Count to 10 with Nobody (animation by Jim Henson)

Film: The Mad Painter #9

Cartoon: U is for Umbrella (speech balloon)

Scene 6: Big Bird, Maria, Gordon, and Luis all show up to order their lunches. Bert panics upon seeing so many people, but Mr. Hooper calms him down and helps him figure out a plan to help everyone. Eventually, Bert cooperates with Mr. Hooper and David to serve the customers.

Cartoon: The Old Woman Who Lived a Nine (art by Bud Luckey)

Film: A man sings “Rock-a-bye Baby” to a sleepy koala

Cartoon: Three characters cooperate to watch a baseball game over a fence

Scene 7: Bert serves his last customer of the day (Farley makes a rare cameo). Mr. Hooper and David congratulate Bert, and Mr. Hooper says that Bert can come back anytime to help out. A glowing Bert proceeds to outline his plans for revamping the store, to the adults’ surprise: “First, we’ve gotta knock down these walls and expand! How about changing the menu, Mr. Hooper? Maybe we should have an oatmeal bar…with five different flavors of oatmeal!” Luis announces the sponsors. SS sign still: David and Maria. CTW sign still: Oscar.

Number 117 features Big Bird, Snuffy, Oscar, David, Maria, and the return of a character seen ONLY ONCE on Sesame Street! Plus, Ernie plays tag with Bert, Mr. Chatterley hosts another Alphabet Chat, and Paul Simon sings "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard."

Scene 1: Mr. Snuffleupagus arrives at Big Bird’s nest for their playdate. Snuffy asks what they should do today. They can’t do marbles or play cowboy because they did that last time. Big Bird wants to do something totally new, and Snuffy has an idea. He leaves for his cave to retrieve something that will amaze Big Bird.

Scene 2: Snuffy returns with a massive instrument called the Snuffle-tuba. Big Bird is amazed, and asks if he can hear it. Snuffy obliges, and starts blowing into it. The instrument emits a very loud and deep sound, nearly knocking Big Bird off his feet. But then the instrument stops working, and Snuffy leaves to get it fixed. David and Maria stagger into Big Bird’s nest area, rattled by the foghorn-like sound. Big Bird tries to explain what happened, but the adults don’t believe him.

Film: The Mad Painter #8

Cartoon: A boy acts out his feelings, accompanied by various animals (“There’s a zoo in me!”)

Muppets/Song: Lefty the Salesman sings, “Would You Like to Buy an O?” to Ernie

Cartoon: Would you mind closing our OPEN?

Film: A farmer feeds baby calves

Muppets: Herbert Birdsfoot teaches Grover how to count with blocks

Scene 3: Oscar is looking down the street and checking his clock. Maria asks him why, and Oscar tells her that he’s expecting a Grouch electrician any minute. The electrician (played by Jerry Nelson) arrives, and Oscar explains the problem: his lights are too bright, and he wants them fixed. Oscar and the electrician go into the can to turn on the lights. Maria hears smashing noises from inside, and the lights go out abruptly. When the Grouches re-emerge, Maria points out that electricians are supposed to repair lights, not wreck them! Electrician: “Listen, sister! Grouch electricians are SUPPOSED to wreck the lights!” Oscar: “Yeah! Plus, with broken lights, I won’t be able to see a thing inside my can…just how I like it!” Oscar goes back into his can and immediately crashes into various household items. Maria shakes her head in disbelief as the ending music plays.

Film: A walrus swims (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: The singing orange (music: “Habanera” from Bizet’s Carmen)

Muppets: Ernie tries to play tag with Bert, but Bert is reluctant to play along

Cartoon/Song: Penny Candy Man #8 (by Bud Luckey)

Film: The story of Colleen, who lives in Arizona

Insert/Song: Paul Simon sings “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”

Cartoon: Z is for Zipper (speech balloon)

Cartoon: Poverty Pictures’ Z sketch

Muppets/Song: “Fat Cat” (featuring Bip Bipadotta)

Scene 4: David puts a “CLOSED” sign on the door of Hooper’s Store before he takes a lunch break with Maria. Headline Howie pops up with a catchy newspaper headline: “Sign on door: Hooper’s Store is no more!” Maria tries to explain that the store is not closed for good, but Howie keeps spewing more outrageous headlines without letting the adults get a word in edgewise: “Storekeeper a bore! Tending the store is a chore!” When David gets mad, Howie says, “Keeper gets sore over store lore! Heard it all before!” The adults finally tell Howie that David is simply taking a break and will be back in five minutes. Headline Howie thanks him for clearing the confusion, and creates one last headline: “Hooper’s Store is alive and will thrive! Back in five.” After Howie leaves Maria asks, “What was that all about?” David remarks, “I don’t know, but that was a lot of jive…”

Cartoon: Flying Z in space

Cartoon: Adding ladybugs and lizards

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts the Addition Game with Herry Monster as the contestant

Cartoon: Two men climb to the top of a capital letter Z

Film/Song: “What Are Kids Called?” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Zig, zag, zoom, and zoo…

Muppet/Kid Moment: Ernie, Bert, and Shola talk about feelings

Cartoon: The King of Eight (stop-motion animation by Jim Henson)

Cartoon: A girl explains what “imagination” means

Scene 5: David and Maria talk about rhyming words with the kids.

Cartoon: A man recites a limerick about the letter O while another man is forced to hold a large O

Muppets: Don Music rewrites “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with help from Kermit

Cartoon: Batman and Robin learn how to cross the street safely

Cast: Luis finds a table with three legs, and he searches for another table leg

Muppets: The Count and Cookie Monster cooperate as they count and eat cookies

Cartoon: What if I looked like George Washington, and George Washington looked like me?

Number 118 features Caroll Spinney and Jerry Nelson's core characters in the street scenes. Plus, Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse try to help Kermit, and Lena Horne stops by the Street to sing the alphabet song.

Sesame Street Old School Outline 118

Season 7: Big Bird declares it “National Seven Day” to celebrate the number 7

Sponsors: L, Y, 7

Scene 1: Susan and Bob notice signs posted all over Sesame Street. All of them have the number “7” on them. The adults track the signs from Big Bird’s nest to the Fix-It Shop, where Big Bird is putting up yet another sign. When Bob and Susan ask him for an explanation, Big Bird says that he’s declared today as National Seven Day to celebrate the number 7. In honor of National Seven Day, he will do everything in groups of seven. Thus, he’s put up seven signs!

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #7

Muppets/Celebrity: Lena Horne and the Muppets sing the Alphabet Song

Cartoon: Y is for Yakety-Yak-Yak

Film/Song: “I’m a Hard-Working Dog”

Cartoon: A man explains the folding ruler

Muppets: Cookie Monster sounds out the word “FOOD,” and he eats the letters afterwards

Scene 2: Big Bird sees Herry Monster working out with barbells. Then he asks Herry to lift a barbell seven times in honor of National Seven Day. Afterwards, Herry stretches and cracks his joints seven times!

Cartoon: Christopher Clumsy demonstrate shapes (art by Cliff Roberts)

Muppets/Song: Ernie and Bert sing “La, La, La” as a tribute to the letter L

Scene 3: Big Bird asks the Count to count to seven. After the Count is finished, Big Bird asks him to do it again…and again…and again. Ultimately, the Count counts to seven…SEVEN times! A hoarse Count leaves to drink seven glasses of water.

Film: Water, water, water! (Child narration)

Cartoon: L is for Loud

Cartoon: L is for Lips

Muppets: Kermit, Farmer Grover, and Fred the Wonder Horse show how a horse-and-cart works…or at least they try to

Scene 4: Oscar is sorting his trash, and Susan offers to help him out. Together they count out seven tin cans, seven cracked flowerpots, and seven crumpled wads of paper! Susan comments that Oscar is doing a great job of celebrating National Seven Day, and Oscar recoils upon hearing such praise.

Cartoon: A construction worker finds a concert pianist in his lunchbox, and the pianist sings the alphabet for him

Muppets/Cast: David sings “People in Your Neighborhood” with a Muppet librarian (performed by Jim Henson) and a Muppet plumber (performed by Richard Hunt)

Cartoon: Y is for Yo-Yo (speech balloon)

Cartoon: A boy describes his pet letter Y, named Yetta

Film: Where does the garbage go?

Muppets: Bert refuses to go on a trip with Ernie because he has purple paint coated on his hand. Ernie puts a mitten on Bert’s hand to cover up the paint, but Bert feels silly wearing one mitten. This causes Ernie to add another mitten, a scarf, and a hat to Bert’s attire. Then Ernie tells Bert that they’re going to the beach!

Film/Song: Henson #7

Cast: The kids try to spell “BUS” in the right way

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “Beat the Time” with Cookie Monster as his contestant. Cookie must find three things that rhyme with “rain” in order to win a cookie.

Muppets: In the Caveman days, King Ernie is tired of getting letters on heavy rocks and asks the Royal Smart Person (Sherlock Hemlock) to invent something lighter. The Royal Smart Person invents paper as a result.

Cartoon: L is for Lunchbox

Cartoon: B-U-S! We’re on the bus!

Scene 6: Big Bird wants to play catch with Susan. Big Bird throws the ball seven times to Susan, and vice-versa. But then Susan has to leave, and Big Bird tries to find somebody else to play catch with him. He sees Mr. Hooper coming out of his store, and the Bird coaxes him into playing seven rounds of catch.

Cartoon: During a baseball game, a bully won’t give a baseball back to a young boy, until the boy brings his dog over

Film: Y is for Yacht

Muppets: The Count’s bats are going on strike because they never get to count anything. The Count “settles” this issue by letting them count all the Counts in the room (just one) while he counts the bats (seven).

Film: A grasshopper (harpsichord music)

Cartoon: Madrigal Alphabet

Scene 7: Exhausted, Big Bird recalls his day to the viewers: he ate seven birdseed cookies, sang seven songs with seven kids, and played seven games of catch with seven different people: “I played catch with Susan, Mr. Dooper, Bob, Maria, Bert, Herry Monster, and even my pal Mr. Snuffleupagus…although no one saw us playing.” Before he goes to bed, Big Bird counts seven sheep so that he can get seven hours of sleep. As he drifts off, Bob whispers the sponsors and the nighttime theme plays. SS sign still: Mr. Hooper. CTW sign still: Maria and Bob.

Scene 1: Big Bird asks Susan and the kids about the difference between some, more, and all. Susan asks some of the kids to give Big Bird a hug. Then she gets more kids to hug him. Finally, all of the kids (and Susan) hug Big Bird!

Muppets: A group of Muppet cheerleaders cheer for a rocket and watch it blast off into space

Film: Some clowns, and more clowns

Cartoon: R is for Radio

Film: Living in a mobile home

Cartoon: The Eleven Cheer (animation by Jim Henson)

Muppets: Ernie and Bert meet Tough Eddie at the beach

Cartoon: A man learns not to pick flowers out of the ground

Scene 2: Susan and Gordon see Bob hanging up flyers around Sesame Street. When they ask Bob what he’s doing, Bob says that he’s looking for singers for his new barbershop quartet, and that he’s hanging up flyers in hopes of getting people to join his quartet. He asks Gordon and Susan if they’re interested, but they pass. Bob is not deterred, and he goes to ask some more people.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #11

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts the Addition Game with Herry Monster as his contestant. Herry doesn’t know what 3+1 equals (and loses on that question), so he brings four cars into the studio to figure out the answer, causing great damage.

Film: Two men go on a picnic, but their outing is nearly sabotaged by a hungry dog. The men cooperate to save their food.

Cartoon: An award for U

Cast: Luis and David assemble a letter U

Cartoon: I have none/I have all the grapes (art by Bruce Cayard)

Muppets: Waiter Grover tries to serve a sandwich to Mr. Johnson, but the customer insists that it match the picture on the menu. When Grover finally gets the order right, Mr. Johnson leaves because his lunch break is over and Grover throws a fit.

Cartoon/Song: “It’s a Lovely Eleven Morning”

Scene 3: Bob goes around Sesame Street, asking more people if they’re interested in joining his barbershop quartet. He is unsuccessful in getting Olivia, Maria, and the Count to join. Then Bob asks Oscar the same question…with predictable results.

Cartoon: A woman can’t get her car to start, so she puts an R under the hood. Then the car revs up with a loud “Rrrr…”

Muppets: Ernie has four apples and writes a 4 on his easel. Cookie Monster comes along and wants to take it, so Ernie changes the 4 to a 3. Then Cookie decides not to eat it and puts it back, so Ernie rewrites a 4. Unfortunately Cookie Monster can’t make up his mind, causing Ernie to write 3s and 4s over and over again.

Film: The Mad Painter #11

Transition: A rectangle charges at the screen

Scene 4: An unhappy Bob is sitting on the stoop of 123 Sesame Street. Big Bird comes over and asks Bob what’s wrong. Bob explains that he’s asked all his friends to join his barbershop group, but nobody is interested. Big Bird mentions that he’s interested! Big Bird goes to to find more people to join Bob’s quartet.

Scene 5: Big Bird returns with Frazzle and Gladys the Cow! They were the only ones who were interested in joining a barbershop quartet. Bob sighs in resignation and gathers everyone to start rehearsal.

Cartoon: A man gives a U away for free

Muppets: Bert notices Ernie exercising to a radio program. At Ernie’s request, Bert joins in, and he gets so into it that he doesn’t hear Ernie telling him that the Pigeon News program has started.

Scene 1: Big Bird notices Bob, Linda, Gordon, Maria, and Mr. MacIntosh waiting for the bus and asks where they’re going. Gordon says that they’re going for a hike in a national park. Big Bird has never been to a national park before, so Maria and Bob explain what is. Now fully informed, the Bird asks if he can join them on their hike.

Cartoon: A is for Acrobats

Cartoon: A man presents an alligator, which starts with A

Scene 2: Oscar wants to know why the adults are going hiking. He doesn’t understand why people want to breathe in fresh air and see sparkling lakes and colorful trees. Bob offers an alternative perspective: sometimes you walk for miles without stopping and you get tired and cranky. Maria says that there are lots of flies and mosquitoes, too. Gordon adds that there might even be animals like bears, porcupines, or skunks! Now Oscar wants to join them, and forces Gordon and Bob to lift his trash can over to the bus stop.

Film: Acrobat addition and subtraction (on a trapeze)

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #3

Cartoon: A man tours a construction building filled with “D” items

Muppet/Kid Moment: Cookie Monster and Jason talk about the letter D

Film: Lobster and crab

Cartoon: Indian Guru 1 – 20 Song (English version)

Scene 3: The cast arrives at Palisades Interstate Park.

Muppets: Ernie makes a clay bust of Bert’s head, but runs out of clay for Bert’s nose. After realizing this, Ernie pulls off Bert’s nose and puts it on the bust!

Cartoon: A witch tells a group of kids a story full of “A” words

Film: The Mad Painter #3

Muppets/Song: Little Jerry and the Monotones perform “Proud”

Scene 4: Big Bird and Gordon search for animals like moose and deer, but Big Bird is only interested in finding woodland birds. They see a deer, a moose, and beavers which Big Bird kind of likes. But when they see sparrows, eagles, and herons, Big Bird immediately tries to strike up a conversation with them.

Cartoon: Indian Guru 1 – 20 Song (Spanish version)

Muppets: The Amazing Mumford performs his Pineapple subtraction trick, with “help” from Grover

Cartoon: A is for Ape

Cast/Song: Olivia sings “Everything Grows”

Cartoon: A young frog has to jump from one side of the pond to the other

Muppets: Bert can’t sleep with the sound of a dripping faucet, so Ernie turns on the radio and the vacuum cleaner to drown it out. This only aggravates Bert more, so Bert turns everything off while Ernie falls asleep. When Bert finally gets back into bed, he can’t fall asleep because Ernie is snoring too loudly!

Film/Song: “Families” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Two monkeys fight over what TV show to watch

Scene 6: Mr. MacIntosh admits to Maria that he’s never been hiking before, and says that it’s fun and refreshing. Maria points out some of the berries and fruits on the bushes and trees, and the adults compare these to the produce that Mr. MacIntosh sells on Sesame Street.

Cartoon: D is for Dart

Cartoon: D-O-G chant (ends with a fight between dogs and cats)

Film: A boy goes to the dentist

Muppets/Song: A Muppet hippie sings about adding, and uses four cookies as his props. Cookie Monster joins in to sing about subtraction, and he eats all the cookies.

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy – D is for Dart

Film: Butterflies (music by Joe Raposo)

Cast: David plays Sluggo the Great, a baseball player who isn’t sure which body parts to put his gear on

Cartoon: Ringmaster #3

Muppets: Sinister Sam looks for Doc Holiday, but finds people with other occupations. He says that the doctor better show up, “’cause I’ve got an itchy trigger finger!” When the doctor is finally found, Sinister Sam says that his finger is really itchy: “I was wondering if you could get some cream or something to help me…”

Cartoon: 30 dots (one shows up way too late)

Scene 7: Oscar is unhappy because he hasn’t seen any mosquitoes, flies, or skunks. Suddenly, the sky turns dark and thunder rumbles. Oscar is overjoyed: it’s raining in the park! As the adults run to the park office for cover, Oscar stands outside and enjoys the rain. Big Bird announces the sponsors in voiceover. SS sign still: Susan. CTW sign still: Gordon.

Number 121 stars Cookie Monster, Bert, Big Bird, Oscar, David, and Bob. Plus, the Count counts his mail, Chris and the Alphabeats sing "Exit," and some classic cartoons like The M That Came to Dinner and the Queen of Six!

Sesame Street Old School Outline 121

Season 8: Cookie Monster hunts for cookies/Bert writes about what he loves

Sponsors: G, M, 6

Scene 1: Bob welcomes the viewer and notices Cookie Monster wearing a pith helmet and carrying binoculars. When he asks him what he’s doing, he explains that he’s hunting for cookies: “It a very valuable way to spend time, Bob. You oughta try it sometime!” Cookie Monster looks under and in the mailbox, but doesn’t see any cookies. Determined, Cookie continues his search.

Muppets: Caveman King Ernie and his people need to know which door leads out of the cave, so the Royal Smart Person (Sherlock Hemlock) invents the Exit sign!

Cartoon: G is for Gorilla (speech balloon)

Film: This is the desert…

Muppets/Song: Grover performs, “Over, Under, Around, and Through”

Transition: Scan-imate kids introduction

Film: Four kids roll over on a mat while the Count counts them in voiceover

Cartoon: Numbers 1-20 army roll call (17 is missing)

Scene 2: Cookie Monster quietly searches through Big Bird’s nest area, but he still doesn’t find any cookies. But he accidentally steps on a bicycle horn, waking up Big Bird from his nap!

Cartoon: Melvin the Moving Man

Muppet/Kid Moment: Kermit, Shola, and Fanny talk about giraffes and the difference between up and down

Film: Giraffes (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: The M That Came to Dinner

Muppets: Ernie has string tied around all his fingers, and Bert asks why…

Scene 3: Cookie Monster looks behind Oscar’s trashcan area, but he falls through a trapdoor into Oscar’s living room, causing a big mess. Oscar is upset until he realizes his space is a complete shambles. Cookie: “Oh, boy…who knew that cookie hunting was so difficult?”

Cartoon: The Queen of Six

Film: A group of Asian children go in and out of a large tire

Muppets/Song: Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats perform “Exit” as the audience leaves the room

Cartoon: Things that start with G

Scene 4: David puts out a sheet of freshly baked cookies and goes back into the kitchen of Hooper’s Store to wash up. An exhausted Cookie stops at Hooper’s to rest, and discovers the sheet of cookies! Thinking that his search is successful, he wolfs them down…just as David returns.

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #6

Cast: Luis is stuck in a brick room, but a sign comes down that says “SALIDA.” Once he figures out its meaning, Luis puts the sign on the wall and a door magically appears.

Muppets: Ernie coerces Bert into sharing a cookie with him. When Bert finally gives in, Ernie asks if Bert will share his half of the cookie! Bert screams in exasperation.

Cartoon: Spanish words that start with the letter M

Celebrity/Insert: Johnny Cash sings “Five Feet High and Rising” while Biff hauls in five large boxes to show how high five feet of water is

Cartoon: M is for Mouse, Mud, and Mother

Muppets: The Count gets a pile of letters delivered to him by the Mailman, and he counts them instead of reading them

Film: A group of children watch a silent film about a woman trapped in a burning room. The kids tell her, “Use the EXIT!”

Film/Song: Henson #6

Scene 5: Bert is trying to write a poem. Bob suggests that he should write about something he loves. Bert can’t decide whether to write about pigeons, oatmeal, marching bands, or checkers…so Bob says that he should write about everything that he loves!

Cartoon/Song: “I Love Being a Pig”

Film: A girl meets a woman with a seeing-eye dog

Muppets: Don Music writes, “Mary Had a Bicycle” with help from Kermit

Cartoon: G is for Giggle

Film: The Mad Painter #6

Cartoon: They’d play with me if I had…

Muppets: A group of Anything Muppet children try to decorate their clubhouse

Cartoon: I’m six years old today!

Scene 6: Bert reads his poem to Bob.

“There are many things that I enjoy,
Things that make me say, ‘Oh boy!’
I adore pigeons and how they fly,
Cooing and soaring through the sky.
I also love oatmeal…what can I say?
I eat it for breakfast every day.
I also love a good marching band
Because the music sounds really grand!
Checkers is my favorite game,
If I don’t play it, I don’t feel the same.
These are the greatest things I’ve known…
All written down in this little poem.”

Bob says that he likes the poem, but there’s something he likes more than that…Bert! As they share a hug, David announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Maria. CTW sign still: Luis.

Number 122 features Big Bird and Snuffy as they plant a giant tree, and Maria gets distracted by several Muppets while she tries to read. Plus, Ernie bothers a napping Bert, and Kermit interviews the Big Bad Wolf.

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Season 6: Snuffy and Big Bird plant an enormous tree/Maria tries to read her book

Sponsors: F, W, 9

Scene 1: Big Bird notices Susan and Gordon planting a tree and asks them about it. After the adults explain how it’s done, Big Bird is inspired to plant a tree!

Cartoon: W is for Wallpaper

Muppets: Cookie Monster shares a cookie with a sad-eyed Muppet girl

Film/Song: “Look Around (How You Grow)”

Scene 2: Big Bird wants someone to help him plant a tree, but everybody is busy. Maria is folding her laundry, Herry Monster is lifting weights, Mr. Hooper is running the store, and Gordon and Susan are still planting their tree. Dejected, the Bird returns to his nest.

Muppets: Mr. Johnson asks Grover for a hamburger, and Grover brings him a tiny burger. When Mr. Johnson asks for the big one instead, Grover is reluctant until Mr. Johnson yells at him. Ultimately, Grover brings out a colossal burger that smashes through the doors and frightens Mr. Johnson.

Film: A stool for me…

Cast: In the desert, Luis searches for “agua,” but all the water faucets and pumps are dry. Then a rainstorm happens, providing Luis with plenty of “agua!”

Cartoon: W is for Water (speech balloon)

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit interviews one of the Three Little Pigs, who built his house out of straw. The Big Bad Wolf comes along and tries to blow it down, but he can’t! But everything else (including Kermit) gets blown away!

Cartoon: String animation – imagining square formations

Scene 3: Mr. Snuffleupagus visits Big Bird, who realizes that Snuffy can help him plant his tree! Snuffy tells Big Bird that he’s got an apple tree that they can plant.

Muppets: Bert and Ernie attempt to share pizza and grape juice

Cartoon: Filbert’s Flea Circus

Film: A marching band forms a square

Muppet/Kid Moment: The Count and Ingrid count to 20 in Spanish

Cartoon/Song: Wee Willie Wimple – Deforestation

Film/Song: Henson #9

Scene 4: Snuffy and Big Bird look at the enormous apple tree that they’ve planted in the street. After they leave for the park, the adults (Mr. Hooper, Maria, Susan, and Gordon) see the tree and stop dead in their tracks…

Film: Making pottery (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Gloria sings the alphabet while an off-screen man admonishes her behavior

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts the Dialing for Prizes Movie Game, and challenges Mr. Lucky to figure out the secret F word. When Mr. Lucky correctly guesses that the word is Fur, Guy gives him his prize: four unruly monsters!

Cartoon: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Nine

Film: An apple tree (jazz soundtrack)

Cartoon: Two men try to think of a word beginning with F

Scene 5: Maria is reading a book on the steps of 123 Sesame Street as Oscar observes. Oscar asks her how she can focus when she’s sitting on the steps, and he offers her a pillow to sit on. Maria is moved and impressed by this gesture, until Oscar starts offering her more items: an anchovy milkshake, a transistor radio with crackling static, and a large electric fan that blows everything onto the street, making a mess.

Film: The Mad Painter #9

Muppets: While Bert takes a nap, Ernie explains how he can tell that Bert is sleeping. This involves poking him…causing Bert to wake up!

Cartoon: Frances the Fairy

Film: Parts of an elephant

Muppets: Kermit plays an imagination game with the viewers, having them imagine rainy and snowy settings.

Scene 6: Maria tries reading in the arbor area, where the Count is counting small toys like jacks. Maria doesn’t think this will be noisy, until the Count’s thunder and lightning go off. Then the Count finds a bag of marbles and pours out the contents, making the marbles roll everywhere and causing Maria to sigh in exasperation.

Film: Water is everywhere!

Muppets: Ernie shows how he matches cookies…but Cookie Monster shows him a better way to do it!

Cartoon: Things that are the same and different (casino- slot style animations)

Number 123 features Big Bird, the Count, and Hal Miller as Gordon! Plus, Lefty tries to sell a STOP sign to Ernie, Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon," and Bill Cosby recites the alphabet.

Sesame Street Old School Outline 123

Season 5: Big Bird learns that adults can be afraid of things/The Count’s bats cause trouble

Sponsors: O, X, 7

Scene 1: Big Bird greets the viewer and hears a scream from the arbor area. He and Gordon run to the arbor area, where Susan is standing on her chair. Susan explains that she saw a mouse run by, and that she was frightened by it. As Gordon comforts her, Big Bird says he’s surprised that adults can be scared of things. Gordon says that it’s normal to feel this way, but scary things go away after a while.

Cartoon: You know what it’s like to be scared?

Film: Farmer George shows above and below

Cartoon/Song: The Alligator King #7 (by Bud Luckey)

Cartoon: What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe?

Scene 2: Maria shows the kids a STOP sign and asks them what it means. Then she turns it around, and it reads “PARE.” This is Spanish for STOP.

Muppets: Lefty the Salesman tries to sell a STOP sign to Ernie

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #7

Cartoon: O is for Open (speech balloon)

Scene 3: The Count arrives on Sesame Street with his bats, and urges them to go play while he counts. Susan finishes hanging her sheets on the laundry line and goes into Hooper’s Store for a glass of water. But the Count’s bats fly through Susan’s sheets, knocking them to the ground. Susan is upset and wonders who did this.

Muppets/Song: Cookie Monster stars in “The Ballad of Casey McPhee”

Cartoon: I’ve Got a Mind – Bird (art by Cliff Roberts)

Film: What if you could make things stop, or move backwards or forwards, just by telling them to?

Cartoon: The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to STOP! (Art by the Hubleys)

Muppets: Ernie gets an emotional telephone call, and Bert reacts as Ernie repeats what he’s hearing. When Bert asks who called, Ernie reveals that it was someone with the wrong number.

Scene 4: Gordon is trying to write a letter, but is bothered by the sound of the flying bats. Elsewhere, Maria is moving boxes into Hooper’s Store. As she turns around the corner, the Count’s bats fly past. Maria gets frightened and screams loudly, dropping everything. Gordon helps Maria pick up the boxes, and Maria tells him what happened.

Film: A jackrabbit (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: The Amazing Mumford does his pillar trick by making Grover levitate. After Mumford leaves, Grover tries to do the trick with Herry Monster, but instead Herry falls.

Cartoon: O is for Orange (art by Bruce Cayard)

Cartoon: Rolling O song (art by the Hubleys)

Scene 5: Susan, Maria, and Gordon talk about the recent mischief and try to think of who has bats on Sesame Street. They rule out David, Bob, Big Bird, and Oscar…but then they realize that they need to find the Count! On cue, the Count enters and the adults tell him what his bats have done. The Count apologizes for their behavior, and the bats apologize too. Then the bats decide to help the adults with the rest of their chores.

Muppets: In the Old West, some cowpokes meet the Alphabet Kid, who claims that he can write the alphabet faster than anyone else.

Cartoon: An elevator goes up 10 flights, letting more and more people and animals on at each floor. On the tenth floor, a mouse hops on and the elevator explodes.

Film/Song: “Go Ahead and Touch” (sung by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: The letter U salesman

Scene 6: Grover helps the viewer pretend to be a bird. Then Big Bird passes by and mistakes Grover for a bird! But then he reveals that he’s only kidding. They start flapping their wings and tweeting playfully as Maria announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Mr. Hooper, Bob, and Oscar. CTW sign still: Roosevelt Franklin and his mother.

Number 125 features Olivia and David in a singing contest. Plus, Bert talks about his bottle cap collection, the Count sings about music scales, and several classic cartoons are shown (Pinball Number Count, Jazz Alphabet, and Sand Animation).

Sesame Street Old School Outline 125

Season 10: Olivia and David compete to see who can sing all day long

Sponsors: E, M, 9

Scene 1: Maria and the kids classify socks by color.

Cartoon/Song: Martian Beauty #9 (by Bud Luckey)

Scene 2: Maria asks the kids to classify socks by size. They find one pair that is very large and they don’t know who owns it. Big Bird walks by looking for a missing pair of socks and realizes that Maria has it. Maria: “Are these yours, Big Bird?” Big Bird: “No, they belong to Mr. Snuffleupagus!” Maria dismisses this statement, but she gives the socks to Big Bird anyway.

Muppets: Waiter Grover serves Mr. Johnson a sandwich, but it doesn’t match the picture on the menu because it’s missing potato chips, a pickle, and an olive. When Grover finally gets the order right, Mr. Johnson leaves because his lunch break is over. An agitated Grover throws a fit in the kitchen.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #9

Cartoon: A man saws a capital letter E

Cartoon: E is for Elephant and Elk

Film: A bumblebee

Cartoon: Four people cooperate to build a table

Muppets: Ernie and Bert have peanut butter and bread, which they use to make peanut butter sandwiches

Scene 3: Maria and the kids play “Three of These Things” with pairs of socks. One pair doesn’t belong because it has holes in it, so Maria gives it to Oscar.

Muppets: A group of Anything Muppets run by, shouting “E!”

Film: A female gymnast shows over and under with a pommel horse

Cartoon: A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings

Film: The story of Colleen who lives in Arizona (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: E is for Eel

Muppets/Song: The Count sings, “Eight Beautiful Notes” while playing the song on his organ

Transition: Children run in a scan-imate intro

Film: Kids train for the Special Olympics

Scene 4: As Olivia takes out the trash, she sings to herself. David passes by and comments on how often she sings to herself. Olivia says that she would sing all day if she could, so David challenges her to sing whatever she says. Olivia ramps up the stakes by daring David to sing all day, too!

Muppets/Song: A trio of Anything Muppets sing, “High, Middle, Low”

Cartoon: M is for Moon (art by Jeff Hale)

Muppet/Kid Moment: Herry Monster and John-John talk about up and down

Film/Song: “The Ball Goes Up, the Ball Goes Down”

Muppets: Bert shows Ernie his bottle-cap collection, but Ernie is bored. Ernie opens a bottle of Fizzy-Fizz soda…and that bottle cap is the one Bert needs to complete his collection! Overjoyed, Bert takes the cap as Ernie sighs.

Cartoon: Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall.

Scene 5: Maria is fed up with David trying to sing all day, especially when he’s taking orders at Hooper’s Store. Similarly, Olivia’s singing bothers Gordon when he calls her on the phone from the bus terminal.

Cartoon: M is for Mouse, Mud, and Mother

Cast: Maria and Bob play spies who sing “One of These Things” with three triangles and the number 23

Film: The Mad Painter #9

Muppets: Cookie Monster plays a carnival game to test his strength. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker has rigged the game so that no one can win…until Cookie discovers that the prize is a cookie.

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit interviews Jack Be Nimble, who can’t figure out how to go over the candlestick

Cartoon: A mouse takes a bite out of a letter M

Cartoon: Sand M/m

Muppets: The Amazing Mumford sounds out the word “magic,” and then he makes himself disappear!

Scene 6: At the end of the day, Olivia and David are still trying to outlast each other, but are clearly tired and hoarse. Eventually, David gives out and Olivia wins. Maria and Gordon walk by and notice how hoarse their friends sound. Gordon: “Even though you won the contest, both of you still lost.” David: “What? How’d we both lose?” Gordon: “Both of you lost…your voices!” As Gordon and Maria laugh, David and Olivia go to Hooper’s Store for a pitcher of water as Big Bird announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan. CTW sign still: Gordon.

Scene 2: Using their newfound knowledge, Biff and Sully attempt to show Bob and the kids how to assemble a radio. However, Biff keeps getting mixed up, and doesn’t let Sully get a word in edgewise. Bob (and even one of the kids) corrects Biff.

Cartoon: The Pink Panther presents the letter K with a karate demonstration

Cast/Song: Maria and Bob play spies who sing, “Three of These Things” with three triangles and the number 23

Film: The crosswalk light says, “WALK.”

Muppets: At the beach, Ernie can’t find Bert. Sherlock Hemlock comes to investigate, and he concludes that Ernie buried Bert under the sand. As Ernie digs out Bert, he ends up burying Sherlock!

Cartoon: Sand K/k

Scene 3: The Count approaches Maria with a very important question. He wants to learn how to count things in Spanish, and wants Maria to be his Spanish-speaking assistant. Maria accepts this offer.

Celebrity: Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) says that she can count to five…but won’t

Cartoon: Karen the Kangaroo

Film: The Mad Painter #3

Muppets: Super Grover helps a boy overcome his fear of haircuts

Scene 4: Maria notices Bob putting stamps on a package. The Count asks Bob if he can count the stamps on the sheet. The Count counts 10 stamps, which Maria translates into Spanish with ease.

Cartoon: An Indian guru counts from 1-20

Scene 5: Maria and the Count go to the arbor area, where Bert is sorting his paper clip collection. The Count asks to count them all, and tells Maria to translate in Spanish as he goes. Maria is surprised, but begins anyway.

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #3

Muppets: Ernie hides his cookies from Cookie Monster by locking them in a safe. When Cookie discovers this, he outwits Ernie by devouring the safe and the cookies inside!

Cartoon: An Indian guru counts from 1-20 (Spanish version)

Cartoon: In Spanish, a man makes everything in the room cerrada, and considers making the basket abierto if only for the guitar band inside

Film: A scuba diver collects shells as some children count them in voice-over

Scene 6: After counting 127 paper clips, the Count and Maria move on to Hooper’s Store where Mr. Hooper and Big Bird are stocking bags of birdseed. The Count asks Maria to help him with his counting. Maria: “Do you want me to count the bags of birdseed in Spanish?” The Count: “BAGS of birdseed? No! I want you count each GRAIN of birdseed in Spanish!” He rips open a bag and starts counting maniacally as everybody groans.

Cartoon: A monster finds a box that keeps opening and closing while saying, “ABIERTO” and “CERRADO”

Film/Song: Henson #3

Cartoon: A man tries to talk about the letter I, but is continually interrupted by another man. After an off-screen scuffle, the man says, that “impolite” starts with I.

Film: What do birds eat?

Scene 7: After getting to 573 grains of birdseed, Maria quits and walks out of Hooper’s Store. The Count keeps counting anyway.

Muppets: Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School – Doghouse Story

Film: A Hispanic boy gets ready for his school day as Spanish music plays

Muppets/Song: Grover sings, “I (Stand Up Straight and Tall)”

Cartoon: A construction worker finds a concert pianist in his lunchbox, and they sing the alphabet together

Scene 8: The Count has reached 4,856 grains of birdseed when Mr. Hooper tells him it’s time to close the store for the night. The Count doesn’t want to leave until he finishes counting all the birdseed, but he quickly becomes sleepy. As he leans his head on a bag and starts snoring, Mr. Hooper whispers goodnight. Luis and Biff announce the sponsors. SS sign still: Maria. CTW sign still: Bob and Linda.

Season 7: Ernie and Bert find a puppy and fight over it/Cookie Monster helps Luis at the Fix-It Shop

Sponsors: C, Q, 11

Scene 1: Susan overhears an argument in the arbor area. It turns out that Ernie and Bert have found a puppy, and are arguing over who gets to take care of it. Susan suggests that they take care of it together, which they agree to do. But then Bert and Ernie start arguing over what to name the puppy! Ernie: “We should call it Marshmallow!” Bert: “No, I wanna call it Loretta!”

Film: C is for Cars on the highway

Cartoon: C is for Canary

Muppets/Song: Little Jerry and the Monotones sing, “Telephone Rock”

Cartoon: A cat catches a telephone and eats it

Muppet/Kid Moment: Grover and John-John take turns counting from 1 to 20

Scene 2: Ernie, Bert, Susan, and the kids play with the puppy.

Film: Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green hand that learns to spin a top

Cartoon: C is for Candle

Muppets: Simon Soundman goes to the general store for a saw

Cartoon: C is for Cowboy

Cast: David asks the viewer to find shapes in the Fix-It Shop

Film: Swinging gibbon (music by Joe Raposo)

Insert: Big Bird asks Grover to show the number 2 by doing two chin-ups. Then Big Bird has Grover repeat this exercise two more times, making Grover exhausted.

Film: Hamburger bun factory

Cast: Maria sings “Three Whipped Cream Pies on the Wall,” accompanied by Bob, Luis, and David

Cartoon: Two dots play hide-and-seek amongst different shaped blocks

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “Here Is Your Life” in honor of an oak tree

Scene 3: Cookie Monster is helping Luis out at the Fix-It Shop. Cookie admits that he’s never seen this many tools before, so Luis shows him how to use a hammer, a screwdriver, and a wrench. When Luis says that Cookie Monster can try the wrench, the hungry monster takes a bite out of it! Cookie: “Yum! Good source of iron.”

Film: Footage of children role-playing jobs, followed by adults doing the real thing

Cartoon: Q is for Quiet (tree chopping)

Cartoon: I’ve Got a Mind – Wind-Up Toy (art by Cliff Roberts)

Muppets: The Martians discover a telephone

Cartoon: The Eleven Cheer (animated by Jim Henson)

Cartoon: Sand Q/q

Muppets/Song: “The Song of the Count”

Scene 4: Luis is fixing Susan’s alarm clock as Cookie Monster gives him the right tools. Cookie Monster wants to see how a clock works, so Luis shows him the parts as he fixes it.

Scene 5: While Luis takes his lunch break, Cookie Monster admires the newly fixed clock using his senses. He sees the hands moving, hears the ticking, and feels the sides. Cookie observes that the clock is round like a cookie, which causes him to eat the clock! Luis and Susan enter, and Luis notices that the alarm clock is gone. After some searching, the adults realize that Cookie Monster is standing there totally silent. Susan: “Cookie Monster, do you know where my alarm clock is?” When Cookie opens his mouth, a ringing sound is heard.

Muppets: Ernie and Bert go to the movies, but Ernie’s loud snacking habits bother Bert. When Bert yells at Ernie to stop making noise, the usher comes by and throws Bert out of the theater.

Cartoon: A little girl imagines switching roles with her cat

Cartoon: “Alright, now that you’ve eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?”

Scene 1: Oscar is waiting for his order from the Mudman (a Large Lavender Live-Hand Muppet with a delivery uniform and a Bronx accent, played by Jerry Nelson). The Mudman arrives with a big jar of mud for Oscar, and then leaves to get the next part of the order.

Film/Song: Henson #6

Scene 2: The Mudman gives Oscar a bigger jar of mud, and leaves for the last part of the order.

Muppets: Bert is watching TV when a voice starts droning “H” over and over. Ernie fixes the problem by removing several “H” items from the TV set (a hat, hammer, horn, house, hamburger, and hamster). When Ernie turns on the set, a voice drones “I,” which fascinates Bert.

Cartoon: A red man tries to name H words, but a yellow man keeps interrupting him. Red draws a hole under Yellow, who yells “HELP” as he falls.

Scene 3: The Mudman pushes in the biggest jar of mud that Oscar and the adults (Mr. Hooper, Gordon, and Maria) have ever seen. Oscar is delighted, not by all the mud, but because the jars take up so much room on the sidewalk that nobody can pass by! As the adults start yelling at Oscar, the Mudman sighs and departs.

Cartoon: Solomon Grundy washed himself seven days a week…and he’s still dirty!

Film/Song: “I’m an Aardvark” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can also yawn!

Cartoon: Big, bigger, and biggest elephants

Muppets: Grover the Plumber shows up to fix Kermit’s plumbing using big, bigger, and biggest wrenches. Unfortunately, the repair fails and the house floods.

Film: A girl named Jennifer visits Mrs. Wilson in the country, and they pick food from her garden

Scene 3: Herry Monster and Oscar share their favorite H words. Herry says that his name starts with H. He also likes the words happy and hop. Then Oscar names his favorite H word: hike, as in “Take a hike!”

Cartoon: H is for Hello (voice by Gary Owens)

Scene 4: Oscar names his favorite Y word: yell. As he rants about what he hates about Sesame Street, Gordon yells at Oscar to stop yelling until Oscar points out the irony of the situation. Gordon looks sheepishly at the camera.

Cartoon: A lost man in the desert asks a stranger for directions to the city, and builds a sand castle to show what it looks like. It turns out that the stranger is an alien!

Film: And now…the octopus! (Voiceover by Luis)

Muppet/Kid Moment: Kermit, Shola, and Fannie talk about the octopus

Cartoon: A farmer plants big trees

Muppets: Ernie counts cups and saucers stacked on top of each other. Bert is very nervous, but Ernie ultimately reveals that he glued them all together.

Cartoon: A man assembles the word “LOVE,” and a bird pecks the “O” into the shape of a heart

Scene 5: Big Bird is feeling sad, and he doesn’t know why. Gordon tells him a joke, but it doesn’t make Big Bird happy. Then Mr. Hooper tries to cheer him up with a birdseed milkshake, to no avail. Ultimately, Maria and the adults cheer up Big Bird by giving him a group hug and saying, “We love you.”

Muppets/Song: The Anything Muppets sing about “The Subway”

Cartoon: The Yellow Yahoo

Cartoon: Sand Y/y

Film: “Listen Here, Truck…”

Muppets: Sinister Sam looks for Big Barney

Cartoon: Spanish words that start with Y

Scene 6: Big Bird asks the kids to share what makes them sad and what makes them happy.

Cartoon: A man talks about going to the city, without noticing that he’s walking right through it

Film: An apple tree (jazzy soundtrack)

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #6

Cartoon: I’m six years old!

Muppets: Ernie plays Robin Hood, in search of some merry men. The first man is sad, the second one is angry, and the final one is Harvey Kneeslapper, whose constant jokes and raucous laughter are too much for Ernie/Robin.

Scene 1: Big Bird welcomes the viewer, and notices Officer Krupky (played by Frank Oz) standing in the middle of the street. He asks the officer why he’s doing this, and Krupky says that he’s directing traffic. Big Bird doesn’t understand, so Krupky explains. As Susan approaches the crosswalk, Krupky stops her to let the cars pass by. Then Krupky stops the cars to let Susan cross the street.

Film: Traffic lights

Cartoon: Kids narrate a letter Z drawing

Scene 2: Big Bird wants to cross the street, and Officer Krupky suggests that he cross with an adult. Big Bird asks Krupky, but the officer has to stay in the street and direct traffic. Then David passes by, and Big Bird asks for his help. David agrees, holds the Bird’s hand, and helps him cross. Big Bird enjoys this so much that he asks David to help him cross the street again…and again…and again!

Cartoon: The King of Eight (animation by Jim Henson)

Muppets: Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School – Crossing the Street

Film: Things you can carry on your back

Scene 3: Officer Krupky talks to Big Bird, Susan, David, and the kids about street safety. He asks them to identify a STOP sign and the colored lights on a traffic light.

Muppets: Bert has a gift for his Aunt Matilda, but Ernie thinks it’s for him and tries to guess what it is

Film/Song: “Who You Looking at Tiger?” (sung by Northern Calloway)

Cartoon: S is for Santa, Snow, and Sleigh

Cast: Luis is dressed for the snow, but is stuck at the beach. David is dressed for the beach, but is in the snow. They quickly realize that they must switch places!

Muppets: The Count counts letters that he sent to himself

Film: A girl narrates a film of her grandfather putting horseshoes on their horse

Cartoon/Song: Penny Candy Man #8 (by Bud Luckey)

Muppets/Celebrity: Lena Horne and Grover sing, “How Do You Do?”

Film: George the Farmer shows over and under with a bottle and a ladder

Scene 4: Cookie Monster wants to find a hobby, so Susan suggests knitting. She gives him a ball of yarn and two knitting needles, and Cookie creates a crocheted cookie, which he promptly eats. But it’s not a hobby he truly enjoys.

Muppets/Song: “The Zizzy Zoomers”

Cartoon: Z is for Zebra and Zoo

Film: Where the buffalo roam…

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash – Kermit interviews the miller’s daughter, who must guess what Rumpelstiltskin’s first name is

Cartoon: What if a frog and a fly switched bodies?

Scene 5: Cookie Monster asks Oscar for a hobby, and Oscar gives him his cracked, out-of-tune ukulele. Cookie plays a few bars of his favorite song (“C is for Cookie”) before chomping down on it! But he doesn’t enjoy this hobby, either. He gives the half-eaten ukulele to Oscar, who is somewhat happy about the damage.

Film: City alphabet with kid narration (music by Joe Raposo)

Muppets: At night, Ernie can’t sleep, so he counts sheep, fire engines, and balloons to fall asleep. But all of these things keep Bert awake.

Cartoon: Three birds enter a cuckoo clock for their job

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #8

Film: The Mad Painter #8

Muppets/Cast: Bob reads the story of “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World”

Scene 6: A discouraged Cookie Monster asks David for advice, and David suggests cooking. Cookie has never made his own food before, so David says that he’ll show him how to make a certain food that he will really enjoy.

Cartoon: Six Silly Seals (art by Tee Collins)

Scene 7: David has gathered eight ingredients: sugar, flour, eggs, butter, vanilla, salt, baking soda, and chocolate chips. While working, Cookie Monster doesn’t figure out what David is teaching him to make.

Cartoon: Z is for Zipper

Film: A boy imagines that he’s a baker

Scene 8: Cookie Monster is waiting for David to return from the kitchen. David comes out carrying a baking sheet, and Cookie realizes that David has taught him how to bake cookies! He saves a cookie for David as a thank-you gesture before he wolfs down the rest of them. Big Bird announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Maria and Luis. CTW sign still: Bob.

I started writing this outline (number 130!) after I heard that the legendary comic book writer Stan Lee had passed away. Here is a crossover of classic Sesame Street and comic book superhero characters, some of whom were Stan Lee's creations. Plus, Ernie eats cookie in bed, Farley uses his imagination, and Cookie Monster competes on Beat the Time.

RIP Stan Lee, a true icon of American pop culture. Thank you for giving us Spiderman, Iron Man, the Flash, Thor, the X-Men, and more indelible characters. You will be remembered for generations to come.

Sesame Street Old School Outline 130

Season 10: Big Bird imagines that everyone on Sesame Street has superpowers

Sponsors: G, V, 10

Scene 1: Big Bird is reading superhero comic books in his nest. After talking about his books, Big Bird asks the viewer, “Can you imagine what it would be like if everybody on Sesame Street had superpowers? Imagine if Maria, Luis, the Count, Mr. Looper, and everybody else was a superhero…” As Big Bird yawns and dozes off, the scene fades into his dream…
Big Bird is playing with his toy truck at the Fix-It Shop when one of the wheels falls off. Inside the shop, Maria and Luis hear his cries for help, and they transform into superheroes (spoofing Wonder-Woman and Superman, respectively). They bound over to Big Bird and fix his truck in seconds. Big Bird is amazed, and wonders if there are any other superheroes around.

Cartoon: G is for Glue (art by the Hubleys)

Muppets: Super Grover helps a boy find the BUS STOP

Cartoon: A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head

Film: Mr. Big and Mr. Little make beautiful music together

Cartoon: G is for Goose (art by Jeff Hale)

Film/Song: Henson #10

Scene 2: Big Bird is counting lots of marbles, but he can’t count past twelve. The Count arrives (dressed as Batman), and helps Big Bird count twenty marbles. Big Bird adds that he’s thirsty, so the Count has his butler (Mr. Hooper) make a birdseed milkshake for the Bird.

Cartoon: Counting twenty feathers on a peacock

Film: Footage of a coral reef (music by Joe Raposo)

Cast: “David the Daring” presents his forwards and backwards trick

Muppets: The Twiddlebugs figure out how they can get to the zoo

Cartoon: I’ve got a mind – Birds

Muppet/Kid Moment: Bert and Ingrid count backwards from ten to one

Cartoon: A gorilla that knows G words applies for a job

Scene 3: Big Bird wants to write the word rhinoceros, but doesn’t know how to spell it. Susan and David (parodying Cat-woman and the Flash) arrive and help him spell the word. Then they direct his attention to the next film.

Film: A rhinoceros and her baby

Muppets: A cowboy counts to 10, and hears his voice echoing back in Spanish

Cast: The kids try to spell the word “BUS” correctly

Scene 4: Big Bird has four bags of birdseed, but he doesn’t know how to bring them all back at once. Bob (as Captain America), Gordon (as Spiderman), and Olivia (as Storm) show up and they cooperate to lift the bags of birdseed to Big Bird’s nest.

Cartoon: Two guys in a boat are rowing their oars in different directions, until they remember to cooperate and row their boat together

Muppets: At night, Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed or else he’ll get crumbs in the sheets and in his pajamas, and then he won’t be able to sleep. Thus, Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert’s bed!

Cartoon: Two men stand atop a letter V and discuss its importance

Cartoon: Kids on a bench wait for the bus: “Here comes the bus!”

Film: The Mad Painter #10

Muppets: Farley imagines what’s knocking on his door. Herry Monster barges in and scares Farley away, but Herry just wanted to play with dolls!

Cartoon: This is a big letter V…

Film: A man makes a shadow puppet of a rabbit

Scene 5: Big Bird is trying to remember the name of a song that he’s heard. Super Grover arrives to help, but he offers ridiculous suggestions like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “On Top of Old Smokey,” and “The Sound of Silence.” The other adults say that the the song is called “What’s the Name of That Song?” As they all start singing, the scene fades back into the present, where Big Bird is mumbling the song in his sleep. He wakes up and has a sudden realization: “Maria and Luis fix things, the Count helps me count, Susan and David help me read, and Mr. Dooper makes birdseed milkshakes. They’re ALL superheroes to me!”

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #10

Muppets: Ernie eats the ice cream that Bert was saving. Ernie tries to cover this up by making a smashed-up banana with gravy and ice cubes for Bert. Bert doesn’t believe it, but Oscar comes in with two ice cream cones, needing to give one away. Ultimately, he offers both cones to Bert and Ernie in exchange for Ernie’s concoction.

Film/Song: “There’s a Bird on Me” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: G is for Giggle

Cartoon: Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot

Film: Making things move forwards and backwards

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts “Beat the Time” with Cookie Monster as his contestant. Cookie has to find three things that rhyme with “rain.” He steals a cane from an old man, brings a chain (to which Frazzle is attached), and a train (trashing the studio).

Cartoon: Aesop’s “The Lion and the Mouse”

Film/Song: “Everybody Sleeps” (by Joe Raposo)

Scene 6: Big Bird goes around the neighborhood saying, “You’re a superhero!” to everyone he sees. As the adults give each other bemused looks, Grover announces the sponsors. “Sesame Street is a production of the Children’s Television Workshop…up, up, and away!” SS sign still: Kermit and a kid. CTW sign still: Maria.

Scene 1: Mr. Hooper and Tom argue over what the lunch special should be. Mr. Hooper thinks it should be egg salad sandwiches with his chocolate egg cream, but Tom wants to serve tomato soup. Oscar thinks that they should serve both items combined in one dish! Tom and Mr. Hooper agree to serve both items as separate options, making Oscar upset.

Cartoon: A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.

Muppets: Bert accuses Ernie of stealing his cookies. Ernie denies this, but Bert says that he saw someone with a striped shirt, black hair, and a unique laugh. It turns out that the culprit is Cookie Monster, disguised as Ernie!

Film/Song: B is for Bubble

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #5

Scene 2: Mr. Hooper and Tom show the kids how a blender and a can opener are operated.

Muppets: Mr. Johnson orders alphabet soup from Waiter Grover, and won’t eat it unless all the letters are there. When Grover finally gets the order right, Mr. Johnson says that the soup is cold and tells him to bring a new bowl! Grover faints.

Film: A mother gives her baby a bath

Cartoon: A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself

Film: George the Farmer counts to 20

Muppets: Ernie is sad because he doesn’t feel special. Bert points out that he has unique hair, nose, and fingers and that those things make him special.

Scene 4: Gordon and Susan write a capital B and a lowercase b for the kids.

Cartoon: B is for Boxer

Cartoon: B is for Boxer (Spanish version)

Scene 5: Gordon and Susan write a capital R and a lowercase r for the kids.

Cartoon: R is for Radio

Film: Things that are round

Muppet/Kid Moment: Kermit and Tracy count to five

Scene 6: Big Bird is sad that his kite is stuck in a tree. Gordon and Mr. Hooper offer to get a ladder. While they’re gone, Mr. Snuffleupagus comes by and retrieves the kite with his snuffle. After he leaves, the adults return with their ladder, only to see the kite in Big Bird’s hand.

Muppets: Herbert Birdsfoot teaches Grover how to count blocks

Film: The Mad Painter #5

Celebrity: Bill Cosby tries to count some kids, but one keeps hiding behind him

Cartoon: The R lecture

Muppets: Ernie’s window breaks, and Sherlock Hemlock tries to figure out what caused it. They find a baseball, a bat, and a number 9 on Sherlock’s back. As it turns out, Sherlock is the ninth batter for the Sesame Street Sluggers and he hit the ball through the window!

Film: An apple grows on a tree

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #5 (repeat)

Scene 7: Molly tells the viewer that it’s her birthday, and that birthday starts with B. She notices that the street is empty, and thinks that nobody remembered her birthday. Suddenly, everyone surprises Molly with a cake, gifts, balloons, and confetti!